Municipal Tax Reform: Global Maritimes
AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill talks municipal tax reform on Global Maritimes.
Income tax plan touted
Three groups spanning the political spectrum want the province to consider overhauling the municipal tax system so that a surcharge on income would be the main contributor to city coffers.
Time for homework on municipal tax reform
Three Nova Scotia organizations have been advocating property tax reform — the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, the provincial wing of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Nova Scotia Chambers of Commerce. On Monday, they’re launching an initiative to devise a better alternative for municipalities than taxing real estate.
N.S Energy Spiral Must Stop, Brison Warns
In a speech delivered at an AIMS event Feb 15th, Kings-Hants MP Scott Brison said rising electricity rates, high public debt and worsening demographics need to be addressed before they overtake the province.
AIMS education reform videos on Sun News Network’s Byline with Brian Lilley
AIMS education reform videos profiled on Byline on Sun News Network.
Taxes won’t fix obesity
In this op-ed AIMS senior fellow in Urban Policy, Patrick Luciani says that taxing junk food will no doubt increase revenues but will do nothing to decrease obesity.
Scott Brison’s plan to avoid a Greek tragedy in Maritimes
In a speech Friday to the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, Nova Scotia Liberal MP Scott Brison laid out in stark detail just how close his home province has come to insolvency. Brison proposes an economic union, which he calls a New East Partnership and Trade Agreement Plus
Brison touts free trade for Maritimes
The Maritimes need a regional free trade agreement that holds harsh penalties for provinces that don’t play along, says MP Scott Brison.
Find revenue in cuts, not taxes
In this op-ed AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill says that if NB Premier Alward is a smart politician, he will keep cutting services. If he isn't, hang onto your wallets.
Winter Break
Dr. Paul Bennette authored ‘School’s Out, Again’, for AIMS in April 2010, responding to a report written by retired superintendent Dr. James Gunn on ‘Storm School Days’, commissioned by Nova Scotia’s Department of Education.